Free Stuff for TeachersIn these crippling economic times with huge budget cuts, I find...

In these crippling economic times with huge budget cuts, I find myself looking for ways to continue providing my students with the tools they need without breaking my own bank! Let's post the websites and offers that we all know of so we can treat our kiddos to the best education we can give them. What suggestions do you have?

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In these crippling economic times with huge budget cuts, I find
myself looking for ways to continue providing my students with the
tools they need without breaking my own bank! Let's post the
websites and offers that we all know of so we can treat our kiddos
to the best education we can give them. What suggestions do
you have?

Although this is the English Teachers Group, I thought I'd just
add another perspective. Many high schools try to complement
English with History by grade, therefore a few history websites
couldn't hurt.

2. Juniors, Seniors-Up Front, educational tool provided by The
New York Times. Teaching Tolerance.org This website provides free
educational programs. I have used them for several years and they
definitely have 'staying' power.

3. Specifically for seniors taking Economics, especially those
involved in a 'stock market game/ or project, The Wall Street
Journal.

The best website I have found for lesson plans, ideas and even Smartboard resources is teachit.co.uk. You are able to download pdf resources free, but with subscription can access Word and Powerpoint resources. I use this site regularly even though I no longer teach in the UK.

All good suggestions! Sometimes you can go into local stores and they will donate goods to you. You can ask for donations of books, paper, supplies and so on. Your school's parent-teacher group might also be able to supply you with funds or supplies. Mine does. If your school hosts a book fair you can get free books from that. I also use Scholastic Book Clubs, and get a lot of free books and resources for my class.